Yixing teapot question

[neilgorman]

I recently bought a Yixing teapot and I think that I may have made a serious error with my first use. My question for this community of tea drinkers is: could you take a look at the information below and tell me what you have any advice for me?

What I did:

1. Bought the Yixing teapot and brought it home.
2. I warmed up the pot with boiled water (just boiled water) for about 15 min.
3. I brewed some gunpowder green tea in it. I brewed this tea for about five infusions.

Why I'm concerned:

a. After I did the brewing I started to look up more information on Yixing tea pots, and I saw that they work the best with oolong and Black (pu-erh) teas.
b. I've thought about switching to oolong tea. I'm not sure how much of the green tea's characteristics would have been absorbed in during the one time I used it...
b. I've thought about just keeping this Yixing teapot for green tea, however some of my research seems to indicate that this is not a good idea.


Summing it up:

- Should Yixing teapots be used for green tea?
- Should I keep my Yixing teapot as a dedicated green tea pot, because I've brewed green tea in it one time, or would it be a good idea to switch it?

[Alex]

That one time wont have really done a lot so first off dont worry about that.

For greens most people like a gaiwan that doesn't mean you shouldn't brew in a yixing but its best to have first hand experience so buy a gaiwan and see for yourself.

If you want to dip in to the wonderful world of oolong then a gaiwan is a great tool and will allow you to test out the full range that oolong has to offer. You can then make a decision down the line about what you may want to dedicate your pot.

[neilgorman]

Thanks for the info! I did not think the one infusion would have much of an effect, but I want to make sure.

I'm looking to learn more about gong fu cha (I've also heard this called kung fu tea) and I've ordered a Gaiwan.

[Alex]

Thanks for the info! I did not think the one infusion would have much of an effect, but I want to make sure.

I'm looking to learn more about gong fu cha (I've also heard this called kung fu tea) and I've ordered a Gaiwan.

Well your on the right path!. The gaiwan is a superb tool and you can basically brew anything in it. If you are coming from greens may I suggest you start with green TGY and taiwan oolongs like alishan oolong or something.

[bagua7]

I can vouch for glass teapots. You can brew anything on them without burning your fingers and having to juggle with the freaking utensil.

I use one similar to this one and love the thing:

[ajiaojiao]

Yixing teapot for green tea, exquisite was still more. Principle is: the wall is thin, light weight, because of green tea is not suitable for long soak. Clay materials selecting is duan ni /zhu ni. Raise the effect still pretty, tea's amount and soaking time ,yourself control. Of course ,the green tea is suit of glass cup,you can observe its blades and color, stretch posture, these are green tea is good or not is appreciating the judgment standard, andyou can enjoy the process.

[MarshalN]

I love google translated Chinese posts.

Anyway -- your pot is fine. Just use it for whatever you want, however you like. One infusion won't make any difference. Warming it for 15 minutes sounds way too long. It only takes about 10 seconds for a pot to be warmed properly.

[woozl]

What do you guys think of these pots/
I'm looking at the top two.
This would be my first "good" yzing.
I have some cheaper ones so
I'm hoping this would be an upgrade.

http://www.teatrekker.com/teawares/teap ... %20Teapots

[brandon]

What do you guys think of these pots/
I'm looking at the top two.
This would be my first "good" yzing.
I have some cheaper ones so
I'm hoping this would be an upgrade.

http://www.teatrekker.com/teawares/teap ... %20Teapots

I think that (besides their website being broken - I can't see a price) that all of these teapots are being resold from Yunnan Sourcing. So why not just go direct?

[woozl]

The same pot is 56$ at yunnan and is 70$ at cook's
I can pick up, so no shipping, and I have 50$ gift card!
So If these are good I might get one this weekend.

[Tead Off]

What do you guys think of these pots/
I'm looking at the top two.
This would be my first "good" yzing.
I have some cheaper ones so
I'm hoping this would be an upgrade.

http://www.teatrekker.com/teawares/teap ... %20Teapots

Hi Woozl,

'good' is a relative term. Some would argue 'good' cannot be bought at that price point, but, I won't go down that road on this thread.

For value, I think the Korean Kyusu set is very good value. You get kyusu, which you can brew anything in, plus cups and water cooler. Not easy to find something this reasonable in price even in Korea. But, if you have your heart set on Yixing, go for what you like. Impossible to tell from photos how they will perform and feel to you, and, of course the whole issue of the clay. Good luck.